Hello Devranters who use Linux. If Linux on PC could be a better choice over Mac, could you share some whys?

Most will post, "because #Linux, that's why dur dur dur"

IMO, use OSX or Windows if you have to (Xcode, etc.), otherwise, you'll have more control over your PC on Linux.

But, whatever suits your needs is good ;)

@ScribeOfGoD Please don't generalise too much. Although there are some people like that, not every Linux user is.

- Far less costly than Mac
- Infinitely more customizable, you have the choice between a dozen complete desktop environment and each is more customizable than osx's
- Better modularity (huge point, everything is decoupled, you have a whole range of choice for every part of your system, it's a pleasure to work with)
- Better docker
- No data tracking of any sort
- No programmed obsolescence
- Can be a lot lighter (depends on your distro/desktop env)
- Can be faster
- Development not driven by commercial interests
- Most servers use Linux, using it as your main OS helps when working with servers
- Not bound to your hardware, you can easily install your system and data on any other computer
- Works on ancient hardware
- You own your system, nothing is imposed to you
- Better package managers (arguable)
- Avoid proprietary software dependencies
- Different desktop env UX (I find it often better, but depends on taste and needs)

@willol Mother of God I second your comment!

You can install linux on a pc

Buy a Mac, virtualize window$ and Linux. You have the three in one solution. What a best choice?

I use Linux over macOS for price. My Thinkpad X220 with 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, two docking stations, four monitors, two keyboards, and two mice cost $1400. You simply can't get all that for a competitive price with a Mac.

I have Windows -> kali vm -> mac os sierra vm inside kali vm
Problem solved

I was a windows user but now I can't feel like going back to it. Linux is best ;-)

Linux is good if it's good for you. There's nothing inherently wrong about Windows, MacOS, or your preferred flavor of Linux. It's just tradeoffs. Personally, I like the freedom of Linux. I can tinker until I break everything, and that's the way I like it. Maybe you want things to "just work" (and work well with all your other Apple devices), and don't mind being boxed in to Apple's world. Then get a Mac. Want to game? Windows.

Tradeoffs.

Linux is nice. But sometime you have to invest your time with driver issue and a freaking amount of learning + works to customize the system the way you truly want. Here is my config : https://github.com/CSaratakij/...
(Linux is perfectly fine for me. I use linux to programming and game development)

@willol I love Linux but have learned not to install it on physical hardware. There are just too many issues caused by the decoupling that you described.

Every time a piece changes you have to read 200 lines of dev logs to figure out what broke. I would rather run a VM and never update again lol.